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.;D.'D. HORTON.

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' REIN HOLDER.

No. 523,769. Patentd July- 3-1, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID D. HORTON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO HARRIET BISHOP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,769, dated July 31,1 894. Application filed December 29, I893. Serial No. 495,051. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID D. HORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Rein- Holders; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to rein supports, and has for its object theprovision of a simply constructed device capable of attachment to anyharness, which will operate both as a rein rest and a tail guard, with aview to permit the free use of the tail without danger of entanglementwith the lines.

My invention consists in a rein support formed from. a single wire, andadapted for ready connection to the crupper straps, the wire being bentin a new and novel manner presently to be described, to form the linerest, a support for said rest which conforms to the back of the animal,and the devices for attaching the same to the harness. w

I will now describe in detail the construc tion of my improved reinsupport and the mode of attachment'of same, and attention is called inconnection with the description to the accompanying drawings which forma part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 illustrates theapplication of my improved rein support. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame, enlarged. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and Fig. 4 a rearelevationof the same.

Referring to the drawings by letter A denotes the back strap of theharness, B, the crupper, and O are the straps which connect the crupperand back strap and to which my rein support is adapted for connection.

In practicing my invention I take a single piece of wire, and bend thesame centrally to form the line rest (1 which in practice extends aboveand over the tail of the animal and to prevent the lines from leavingthe rest, I form by upward return bends the guards e e which are ofsufficient height to confine the lines be tween them. The wire is thencarried downward to form standards f f for supporting the rest, and isthen bent rearwardly and slightly upward and inward to form legs 9 gwhich are thus shaped to conform to the back of the animal. Eyes h harethen formed and the ends of the wire are passed oppositely through thesame whereby is formed a double bridge 2' which is curved slightlyupward and conforms with said legs g to the back of the horse, the

bridge being placed just forward of the tail. The ends are then carriedforward to form arms k k and are then bent downward, and inward andoutward whereby are formed inwardly extending loops l l which are leftslightlyopen at Z and in practice receive the crupper straps O, whichare inserted in said loops before the connections are made in theharness, or inserted through the openings Z as preferred.

The support being made entirely of wire is very light, and possesses therequisite spring to give freely at such points as receive thegreateststrain. The attachment to the harness is so made as that thesupport will follow all the movements of the animal without danger ofdisengagement, and the guards will keep the lines from falling over onits sides.

The device can 'becheaply produced, and

may be made veryattractive in appearance, So

and when applied will not be unsightly. The lines are maintained atsucha height with relation to the tail as that there is no danger ofentanglement, and free use of the tail is permitted. The lines areunattached except at the usual points on the harness, so that the drivermay have free use thereof, the only restriction being the guards forkeeping the lines in their correct position, and which do not interferewith the driving of the animal. go

I claim as my invention- A rein support comprising theline rest, theupward return bends forming guards, the standards leading downward fromthe guards,

the legs extending rcarwardly from the standards the bridge portionconnecting the legs, and the arms having at their ends the loops forconnection with the harness.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID D. HORTON. Witnesses:

W. T. NORTON, JOHN W. DUDLEY.

